Film Night at Alliance Francaise – LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970)

November 29

LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970)

By Jean-Pierre Melville with Alain Delon, bourvil
Yves Montand, François Périer, 150 minutes, ENG. Sub.

Corey is a cool, aristocratic thief, released from prison on the same day that Vogel, a murderer, escapes from the custody of the patient Mattei, a cat-loving police superintendent. Corey robs Rico, his mob boss, then enlists Vogel and an ex-police sharpshooter, Jansen, in a jewel heist. While Corey is harried by the vengeful Rico, Mattei pressures Santi, a nightclub owner and pimp, to help him trap the thieves. Over all hangs the judgment of the police directeur, that every man is guilty.…

Released from prison, a scoundrel set up a hold-up place vendôme with the help of an escaped gangster and a former alcoholic policeman. The shot is successful. The Fence, afraid of the importance of the loot, recommends them to contact a specialist. The last one is the commissioner responsible for the investigation…